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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+use strict;
+
+my $pso = `ps -efww | grep emerge | grep -v grep`;
+
+if ($pso =~ /^\s*$/)
+{
+    system("emerge --sync");
+    exit (0);	# successful completion
+}
+
+exit (1);	# emerge already running